Where did Wu Sangui get the courage to fight the powerful Eight Banners with thirty thousand horses?

In the spring of the 12th year of Kangxi (1673), Wu Sangui, king of the day, swore an oath in Kunming, Yunnan, denouncing the Manchu dynasty? Steal my first artifact for my China crown? Call on everyone? * * * For Daming's cultural relics, did you notice Gankun in midsummer? Geng, Shang Zhixin, Zheng Jing, Wang, and Bowen. They all responded. Which one is famous in history? San Francisco rebellion? . Here, we don't say why Wu Sangui rebelled or why he failed. What we want to talk about is Wu Sangui's confidence in rebellion. You know, at that time, there were 30,000 military forces directly under Wu Sangui, and there were even fewer Geng and Monk Tzu-hsin, with only 9,000 people. In contrast, in the Qing Dynasty, the Eight Banners were called? Invincible? This is the core armed force of the dynasty. In addition, the Qing Dynasty also possessed national wealth, and Wu Sangui was able to control (not including its allies) Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan provinces. The economic strength of the Qing Dynasty crushed Wu Sangui.

I believe many friends will say that they are forced to do so. Emperor Kangxi thought? Cut off Francisco? Wu Sangui and other three conscripted c's were dismissed. In order to safeguard its own interests, Wu Sangui had to take risks and put all your eggs in one basket. In fact, this may not be accurate, if? Cut off Francisco? Just resisting. What about Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty? Grace order? Don't all the governors rebel, but also learn from the Jingdi period? Seven countries rebellion? Do it with the court? Therefore, Wu Sangui dared to raise the flag to rebel, so he naturally had his confidence and was sure to defeat the Qing Dynasty in the war. Expel the Tatars and restore China? ? So, where does Wu Sangui's confidence come from and why is he so confident?

0 1. Wu Sangui has been through many battles, far from being comparable to Kangxi.

Shortly after the Qing army entered Shanhaiguan, some famous soldiers, such as Dourgen, Duoduo and Haug, died of sudden death, smallpox or were killed by political opponents. In the early days, there were few brave soldiers who could adapt to the battle. During the Shunzhi period, Kong Youde, Ni Kan and other warriors who could have been independent were killed by Li Dingguo in the two battles of Guilin and Changde, especially Ni Kan. The Qing army couldn't find any standard-bearer generals who could compete with Li Dingguo, so they had to carry out Hong Chengchou. However, Hong Chengchou died in 1665, and there were few warriors who could compete with Wu Sangui in the Qing camp. You know, Wu Sangui is no ordinary valiant soldier. He fought from Liaodong to the northwest, then to the southwest, and then to Myanmar for decades. Is this comparable to young Kangxi? So, even if Kangxi used his personal expedition to the south of the Yangtze River, it is estimated that he will be captured alive and repeat the mistakes of the Ming Dynasty? The change of civil fort? Wu Sangui thinks so.

02. There are not many military forces in the Eight Banners, and their combat effectiveness has declined, far from being as tough as before entering the customs.

In the history of China, no army declined as fast as the Eight Banners. Shortly after entering the customs, the Eight Banners, which the Qing Dynasty was proud of, lost its luster. Invincible? Become a joke. When Ni Kan, the king of worship, led forty thousand troops south, he was ambushed by Li Dingguo elite in Changde. Eight Banners chaos, scattered, Ni Kan was killed. Wu Sangui saw all this in his eyes, which naturally increased his confidence in challenging Kangxi. In addition, the number of the Eight Banners is too small. Except Mongolian Eight Banners and Han Eight Banners, the maximum number of pure Manchu Eight Banners is 50,000. According to the selected translation of Manchu archives, In the 14th year of Shunzhi (1657), Cheke, the minister of the household department, reported that the number of Manchu males in the Eight Banners was 49,695. ? Indeed, Wu Sangui's army entered Hunan, and the children of the Eight Banners were routed thousands of miles away. The 4000 Eight Banners stationed in Wuchang, Jiangbei, actually watched helplessly. Later, Kangxi had no choice but to mobilize Zhao Liangdong, Zhang Yong and other northwest green camp to fight against Wu Sangui and become the main force of counter-insurgency.

03. fight? Xing Ming asked for help? The banner can add emotional points, which is conducive to the disintegration of the Manchu camp.

When Wu Sangui rose to revolt, he didn't say he wanted to be emperor, nor did he fight? Jun Qing? 、? Jingnan? Under the banner, but promoting nationalism? Xing Ming asked for help? Banners have won many points emotionally. Just as he denounced Manchu:? Steal my first artifact for my China crown? I hope everyone gets up? * * * For Daming's cultural relics, did you notice Gankun in midsummer? . Although Wu Sangui hanged Li Yong, it didn't prevent him from gaining the support of Han literati, because these people used to take refuge in the Manchu Dynasty, but now they can naturally submit to Wu Sangui. After all, the integrity of traitors has never been so noble. Facts have proved that when Wu Sangui's army was on a roll, there were 523 officials below the provincial level who took refuge in the Wu Sangui camp, including two scholars, which showed that the foundation of Qing rule was not stable. Wu Sangui? Xing Ming asked for help? The banner can play a role in dividing and disintegrating Manchu groups.

04. Wu Sangui is not alone, but its allies such as Geng, Shang, Zheng, Wang and Bowen are also very strong.

Wu Sangui is not fighting alone, and his teammates are quite strong. If they cooperate closely, it will take minutes to drive Manchu back to his hometown outside the customs. Geng Zhongjing and Shang Zhixin have tens of thousands of troops, occupying Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian, threatening Zhejiang and Jiangxi. As long as they attack the Qing army in the north at the same time, the rich land in the southeast will be at your fingertips. Zheng Jing navy is powerful and can crush the Qing army. If you go north from the sea to Tianjinwei, and Beijing wavers, or if the navy directly attacks Liaodong, then Kangxi will be in danger. The Shaanxi Legion led by Wang is very intimidating. As long as the soldiers leave Tongguan, they can gallop across the Central Plains and threaten the heart of the Qing Dynasty. Bourny, the Chahar Khan whose headquarters is around Beijing, has revolted, trying to reproduce the glory of his ancestor Genghis Khan. It can be said that Wu Sangui and its allies are quite powerful. If they can cooperate sincerely, the Qing Dynasty will stop at Kangxi.

To sum up, at the beginning of the Wu Sangui uprising, although there were only 30,000 soldiers and horses under his command, he was confident enough to defeat the Manchu Dynasty, which was not only confidence in his own strength, but also confidence in the current situation. Unfortunately, with such a good card, Wu Sangui only wants to be the Qing version of Muying, so he can defend Yunnan from generation to generation. So short-sighted, it is not difficult to understand the reason for his failure.